About CINS

The Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools (CINS) is a nonprofit organization that supports Atlanta’s Grady cluster of schools through community engagement, advocacy and investment. CINS has been enhancing opportunities available to students since 1978.

The Grady cluster encompasses a culturally and economically diverse population of more than 6,500 students. It includes Grady High School, Inman Middle School, four elementary schools (Hope-Hill, Mary Lin, Morningside and Springdale Park) and two K-8 charter schools (Centennial Academy and Kindezi Old Fourth Ward).

Upcoming programs and events

​​Facilitating the Grady Cluster Principals’ Forum, where principals share their objectives and insights for the new school year and parents of elementary and middle school students have an opportunity to learn about the schools their children will attend as they get older (September)

Publishing the 2017 CINS Voter Guide with questionnaire responses from mayoral, city council and board of education candidates (October)

Awarding Excellence in Education Grants to support innovative projects designed to enhance the curriculum and expand students’ experiences in the classroom (January)

Hosting the Grady Cluster Data Dig, an annual update and analysis of our schools’ demographic data and test scores with ample time for Q&A with APS’s data experts (February)

Hosting the Superintendent’s Town Hall, where the superintendent will share information on academic progress, goals and construction projects, and also respond to a wide range of questions from the floor (March)

Engaging parents and the broader community in the full spectrum of Grady cluster news and needs through social media, the CINS web site and occasional newsletters (ongoing)

For timely updates on these and other programs, please follow CINS on Facebook.